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search and destroy

How To Discover Secret Gadgets Through the FCC

Long the well of gadget blog content, the FCC website is chock-full of unannounced gear ripe for the plucking. Finding these gadgets is a simple process, but for many, knowing where to begin is a difficult task. We've decided to throw together this how-to guide so you can find your own treasure chest of undiscovered gadgets...just like the pros! More »

2:00 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Adrian Covert
41,735 views, 17 comments

Latest by Narfmaster: Cool Article. :] Although this is why I watch tech blogs like this so I don't have to trawl... more »

how-to

How to Convert a ThighMaster into the Ultimate Pleasure Machine (NSFW)

Some genius has created the Ultimate Pleasure and Sex Training Machine using a vibrator and a ThighMaster, that weird legs exercise spring-based contraption that invaded the '80s like a plague of Galaga space aliens with a Spanish Fly overdose. The how-to seems quite simple, but the best thing, other than the looks (which indeed is like a Galaga alien spaceship), is their description on how to exercise in seated, lying and upper body positions (NSFW):

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8:07 AM on Wed Jan 9 2008
By Jesus Diaz
80,807 views, 81 comments

Latest by dslpwr: Post this to Jezebel and watch the flames. I ain't sayin' they'll be happy or angry flames; I'm just saying there'll be some... more »

how-to

Extreme Repair For Extremely F*cked Up CDs

Instructables has a tutorial on a CD repair technique designed to bring nearly any disc (barring any cracks, breaks, etc...) back from the dead. The fix requires you to heat the underside of the CD over a gas burner, boil it in water and dry off your freshly resurfaced disc. The process seems to leave a slim margin of error, so if you're trying to recover something valuable, you better know what you're doing. [Instructables]

9:55 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Adrian Covert
9,837 views, 21 comments

how-to

Upgrade Your iPod touch to firmware 1.1.2, Keep Your Apps

CrunchGear's Matt Hickey wrote a good how-to on upgrading your iPod touch's firmware to 1.1.2 without sacrificing the ability to download third party apps. The process is farily simple; it involves downgrading to 1.1.1 (if you're not there already), downloading and installing a program through installer.app called OktoPrep, upgrading to firmware 1.1.2 and finally running Jailbreak 1.1.2. For all the nuances, check out the post at [Crunch Gear].

9:20 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Adrian Covert
47,149 views, 27 comments

spy gear

Eavesdrop Through Walls With a Do-It-Yourself Recording Spy Stethoscope

For some reason, we're seeing a lot of spy gear making the rounds these days, and here's yet another, an eavesdropping device you can make yourself for less than $25. This guy has replaced the earpieces on a $10 stethoscope with condenser mics from a couple of cheap-ass multimedia microphones. Then it's no big deal to hook those up to the recorder of your choice, so you can have the proof you need. Take a look at the how-to video, after the jump.
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9:10 AM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Charlie White
5,308 views, 10 comments

Latest by TomTheGeek: Why two mics? Just seal one end and use a mic on the other. more »

diy

Beginner's Guide to Soldering or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Skin Burns

A lot of the DIY projects we feature require soldering, which unlike soldiering, doesn't usually involve loss of life, but is still painful as crap. Instructables has a guide on soldering for beginners, which is totally useful if you didn't spend a semester soldering your fingers together because your female lab partner didn't know what she was doing (but managed to help you through the "math" part of the class). [Instructables via Lifehacker]

6:20 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Jason Chen
4,234 views, 17 comments

how-to

Unconfirmed: Activate the iPhone With Extra iPhone

Most people know by now that the iPhone is essentially a brick without a contract and activation. But a lot of the phone's features don't require phone service at all, like WiFi and music playback. And pending that you have two iPhones handy, we have unconfirmed instructions on how to activate those latent features without a contract, after the jump. More »

2:07 PM on Sun Jul 1 2007
By Mark Wilson
49,528 views, 8 comments

excuse me for breathing

USB Charger Powered By Simply Inhaling

Now you can charge up all your USB-powered devices by simply breathing. Here's a guy who figured out a way to make his own charging device out of a few spare parts from a CD-ROM drive and some rubber bands. Strapping this odd-looking thingamajig around his chest, it derives its power from the expansion of his chest when he breathes. More »

7:40 PM on Wed May 16 2007
By Charlie White
1,719 views, 17 comments

fyi

Comments: How to Make Them Hop

Do you feel like you're talking but nobody's listening? That's probably because you don't have a comment account. Here's how to get one: More »

7:56 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Jason Chen
1,343 views, 29 comments

how-to

Leapin' Linux, Let's Make the Jump, Sheep!


Fuck Windows, and fuck the Mac, too. Maximum PC shows you how to make the jump to Linux from start to finish, and shows you how to stay there once you've abandoned all those other PC and Mac sheep to go your own open-source way. More »

11:45 AM on Wed May 9 2007
By Charlie White
6,834 views, 87 comments

comments

How to Be a Gizmodo Commenter in Thirty-Seven Easy Steps

1) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom. More »
portable media

How To Fix a Non-booting iPod With a Folded Up Business Card

There've been many how-tos in fixing your broken iPod over the years, many of which recommend you to just reset and restore the iPod in hopes that it was a software corruption. If that doesn't fix it, Matt over at Crunchgear has a solution that's almost as easy. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Jason Chen
5,188 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Make Your Own Altoids Box Vibrator

Take the oscillating innards of an Oral-B electric toothbrush, shoehorn them into an Altoids tin, and what do you have? A curiously strong vibrator, that's what. The Homemade Sex Toys site has full step-by-step instructions. It's yet another use for the improbably versatile and useful Altoids box. More »

9:25 AM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Charlie White
13,736 views, 13 comments

cellphones

How To Get Out Of Your Cellphone Contract By "Moving"

With all the recent news about getting out of your cellphone plan from a txt message change, we're reminded of another method we've heard. The trick? To move to an area where that provider has no coverage. More »

2:30 PM on Wed Jan 17 2007
By Jason Chen
39,058 views, 42 comments

portable media

How to Wrap Headphone Cords Correctly

If you're always getting your ipod headphone cords tangled up in your pockets, take a look as this hair-sweatered man shows us the "right" way to wrap your headphones. More »

4:00 PM on Tue Jan 2 2007
By Jason Chen
2,665 views, 27 comments

peripherals

Make Your Own Noise Isolating Headphones for $20

Noise isolating in-ear headphones are pretty popular (especially since I can use them in tandem with my iPod to block out the unwanted sounds of New York City) but they're also fairly expensive. So why not avoid paying hundreds of dollars and make your own? That's the spirit! More »

4:22 PM on Mon Dec 18 2006
By Gizloco
1,620 views, 17 comments

cellphones

How To Unlock a T-Mobile MDA/Cingular 8125

If you've got an T-Mobile MDA or a Cingular 8125 and are planning to switch from one GSM provider to the other, here's a guide to unlocking your phone so you don't have to buy a new one. More »

6:30 PM on Fri Dec 15 2006
By Jason Chen
18,493 views, 3 comments

laptops

How To Get Applecare's Executive Customer Service

Don't abuse this how-to, but if regular Applecare can't get you the satisfaction you deserve—or think you deserve—here's how to get in contact with people who have the power to do anything (within reason). More »

5:45 PM on Fri Oct 27 2006
By Jason Chen
1,063 views, 19 comments